How'd this guy get his rims like this?

louiey370z

http://youtu.be/vx6hXVptV_E

Assuming those are stock rims for an older z, how'd he do that?

Also, is it easy tinting tail lights/head lights with tinting wrapper? I wanna attempt it but unsure if it'll work. Thank u

joshx9

tinting wrapper is going to be a bitch cause theres a crevice on the tail lights.

louiey370z

That's what I was thinking. It'd be a huge pain in the ***. Just wondering if anyone has actually done it and can tell me how much of a pain in the *** it was. Cheaper and more time saving than doing it with plasti dip. I'm trying to do it myself and I'm not sure if I'll be able to dip it myself unless it's easier than I'm making it Sound.

louiey370z

Anyone have an idea?

FPenvy

just mask off those little sections of the wheels then plasti dip the rest. or if he paid good money its the same but powder coated.

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louiey370z

Is that the stock rim color? U thought it might've been a decal or something

FPenvy

no the stock wheels have only came in regular silver or the slightly tinted version on the 40th edition.

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louiey370z

That seems like it'd be a pain in the *** to dip, especially if I don't like how it ends up. Thank u for the response though

Array

I read about this guy somewhere on here, he had the sport rays and sanded down each "Hump" of the spoke so it laid flat and flush with the edge and looks like a powder coat before the sanding

FPenvy

plasti-dip? it peels right off if you don't like it.

that's actually the best way to do it and see if you like it. then go spend the money to get them powder coated.

get painters tape, couple cans of plastidip, and somewhere to spray em.

tape off the sections you want bare and spray the rest. done lol

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louiey370z

Yeah I paid 86$ for plasti dip and it should be coming in today and I plan on getting my rims done myself. Not trying to pay another 86$ for another kit if I mess up lol.

FPenvy

how many cans do you need? lol

i know i can get a 6 pack of cans for $50 on amazon if i ever would use plastidip.

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louiey370z

4 or 6 I believe. I got the plus kit from dipyourcar.com

FPenvy

gotcha. probably got like the spray nozzle, cleaning sprays, etc too for that $86.

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louiey370z

Yeah basically. Do u know if anyone has tinted their tal lights/head lights on here? I wanna give it a shot but I'm unsure how it'll end up and if it's worth the struggle since its been said it'll be a pain.